GVSU rewind: Big fourth inning leads to Lakers baseball win

Tuesday

Mar 4, 2014 at 10:37 PMMar 4, 2014 at 10:37 PM

Staff reports

The seventh-ranked Grand Valley State baseball team had another breakout performance on offense, getting a nine-run fourth inning and six shutout innings from junior Evan Nietfeldt to complete a two-game sweep of Lewis, 12-5.The Lakers are 4-1 on the season, while Lewis falls to 4-4 overall.Nietfeldt had a dominating six innings on the mound, yielding only two hits with four strikeouts, holding Lewis off the scoreboard to move to 2-0 on the season.GolfGVSU’s Shipley ties for fourthThe Grand Valley State women's golf team finished in fifth place at the Armstrong Pirate Women's Invitational, which was held at Savannah Quarters Country Club in Pooler, Ga. The Lakers posted a team score of 327 (+39) on day two to total 649 (+73) for the tournament.Sophomore Gabrielle Shipley carded an 80 (+8) on Tuesday to finish in a tie for fourth place with a 36-hole score of 156 (+12). It is the fifth top-five finish of Shipley's collegiate career.SoftballLakers split twinbillCLAREMONT, Fla. — The Grand Valley State softball team split its two games on Tuesday at the NTC Softball Complex in Clermont, Fla. The No. 20 Lakers scored nine runs in the sixth inning to earn a mercy-rule win over Post, but only registered five hits in a loss to Southern New Hampshire in the afternoon.The split ends GVSU's six-game win streak and brings its overall record to 7-3.Women's tennisGVSU falls to No. 15 Nova SoutheasternORLANDO, Fla. — The Grand Valley State women's tennis team faced a stiff test in No. 15 Nova Southeastern. The Lakers battled and took three of six singles matches, but fell 6-3.GVSU is 14-5 overall on the year, while Nova Southeastern moves to 5-3 overall.GVSU got wins in singles from Leah Dancz at No. 3 (6-3, 7-5), Carola Orna at No. 5 (6-3, 6-0) and from Kelly Trapp at No. 6 (6-1, 6-1).Men's tennisLakers win 8-1The Grand Valley State men's tennis team got its spring trip started on a winning note, taking an 8-1 match from St. Francis. The Lakers are no 5-1 overall on the year, while St. Francis falls to 4-5 on the season.GVSU swept all three doubles matches, including an 8-3 victory at No. 1 doubles, as Francis Bertrand and Billy Heckman defeated Alex Haizel and Boris Peshev, the No. 14 doubles team in the country in NAIA.The team of Jack Heiniger and Quinn Sylow moved to 6-0 overall on the season as a team with an 8-6 victory at No. 2 doubles.